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Does anyone know anything about NELLY MORRIS - she was a stage singer She must have been popular in 20's to 40's - I believe she was the sister of my grt uncle, John William MORRIS. (He had an excellent voice too, but never used it professionally) I don't know much more about her, except I think she married someone with the surname BLACKMORE.
I believe it was her son who sang backing with Tom Jones when he first started out.....
BRISTOL/GLS/LON:
DENNING - RIDDLE-DENNING. & Glam TANNER-DENNING, MORGAN, THOMAS, RICE-ADAMS, RITCHINGS, PINGSTONE
DEV:18thC RICE, Mary, ADAMS, CLARKE,STENTAFORD. MICHLEMORE.
HANTS: RICE-ADAMS, RICE-DEVEREUX-ADAMS (S'hampton), PIPER. (Hants)
All GLS/Glam/Brks: TOVEY, WESLEY/WASLEY, GLS/GLAM. MARSHALL, PEARSON, GREEN, JAYNES COOMBES, TOMBS.
LANCS: DUNN, Manc. BROWN Dorset
CHS: BROMILEY
SOM: BALCH.
WLS: MORRIS, MGY/DEN, WMS, GRIFFITHS,
WTS/Lon: SKUSE
BRKS/Lon: CHURCH. WAKEFIELD